Just listened to some Fostex T50RPs today... WOW!

[sling5s]

Yes I agree.  I know in my mind that the HD800 has more detail and imaging and the LCD-2 again, superior in detail and precision but to my ears, when I listen to the Fostex T50RP, the details just come out more musically and alive with more magic.  Acoustic guitar is just amazing with these.  
 
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Yes, mids are wonderful for sure. But the thing which amazes me more even is the treble detail, without being remotely harsh. I mean, it's damn near perfect to these ears. It's just so wonderfully extended- I sure don't hear any roll off at all. 

 

 

[rawrster]

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Or you could do the suspension headband mod now. Slap one of the stock T50RP earpads onto the underside of the suspension headband as well for crazy stupid comfort.
 
I am not liable for the bad headphone hair you'll have after.
 

The stock earpads are long gone. I included those in a sale when I had an extra T50RP. I'm in no rush since I'm using the velcro padding from my messenger bag but something like the vinyl will probably look nicer.
 

 

[mmayer167]

Just a chunk of leather belt works really well. It doesnt flop around when you take it off your head like a suspension mod and is almost as comfortable as the suspension. I just used some of that super glue that is made for porous material and glued it on. It fits perfectly!!!
 
This is what my paradox look like
 

 
-M

 

[rhythmdevils]

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then I can't wait to hear lokesen's KODA^2 (if they ever clear customs... arrrrrggghhh). 

Why not thunderpants?  I'm not so hot on the idea of people borrowing so many of Smeggy's ideas and work for a commercial product. 

 

[cn11]

I tried a pair a while back and just couldn't get the fit to work for me. Hence I never could get everything out of them. And I kind of like the smaller form factor of the cups of lokesen's better. The T50RP's with the 840 ear pads fit like a dream, so I'm hoping lokesen's are more similar to that fit. 
 
However there's no denying the quality of Smeggy's work.... 

 

[Twinster]

How can this be more comfortable? to me it looks like the same, no padding and pretty rigid band. 

 
Personally I have just stick a layer of Paxmate under the original headband for some padding but it's far from perfect.
 
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Just a chunk of leather belt works really well. It doesnt flop around when you take it off your head like a suspension mod and is almost as comfortable as the suspension. I just used some of that super glue that is made for porous material and glued it on. It fits perfectly!!!
 
This is what my paradox look like
 

 
-M

 

 

[jschristian44]

Hey guys I don't know if this is the right thread to post this in but here goes.  I am modding T50RP's to put into wooden cups and I ripped the right side driver from the driver soldered points after I put the new cable on.  It ripped a little brown piece off of it with the cable and I tried re-soldering and it won't stick.  I also tried scraping the copper lines to get some metal hoping that would help but it did not.  Are these pretty much ruined?  Please help!

 

[joelpearce]

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How can this be more comfortable? to me it looks like the same, no padding and pretty rigid band. 

 
Personally I have just stick a layer of Paxmate under the original headband for some padding but it's far from perfect.
 


 

The leather strip holds the cups at a different angle, and wraps around your head in a more flexible way.  It is vastly more comfortable.
 

 

[mmayer167]

^ Ditto, It totally eliminates the pressure point up top and wraps around the top of your head very well. 
 
-M

 

[geetarman49]

if you cannot manage to resolder them, a last resort would be highly conductive glue (epoxy); several different sources but i believe vandenHul makes a 'gold' version.
might be cheaper to buy a new pr of t20rp.
 
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Hey guys I don't know if this is the right thread to post this in but here goes.  I am modding T50RP's to put into wooden cups and I ripped the right side driver from the driver soldered points after I put the new cable on.  It ripped a little brown piece off of it with the cable and I tried re-soldering and it won't stick.  I also tried scraping the copper lines to get some metal hoping that would help but it did not.  Are these pretty much ruined?  Please help!

 

 

[steelle]

Finally started my mod today... any tips on lining the cups with fatmat+paxmate? Having trouble cutting out pieces/squares that fit nicely inside the cup.  Been working on the plasticine and paxmate on the driver and I think its going well. Gonna upload some pics in a bit.
 
 
 

 

[mmayer167]

cut pieces of paper to fit and then trace them onto your paxmate/fatmat to get one uniform piece.
 
-M

 

[jschristian44]

are the t20 the same drivers?  I got epoxy but I think I pretty much destroyed the driver.

 

[pyrokid]

^^^ The ones from BHphotovideo are, at least.

 

[HDMan]

http://www.head-fi.org/t/590060/ic-fostex-t50rp-awesomely-modded